Frank leads Udemy’s Marketplace Content and Operations teams, helping ensure that instructors around the world are supported in creating engaging courses. Since joining Udemy in 2013, Frank has held leadership positions in business development, content, international, and most recently as VP of consumer marketing.

Welcome

Join us for a breakfast welcome reception in the main lobby at the Palace Hotel

Archie Abrams

VP of Product

Archie leads Udemy’s Product and Design teams and is responsible for ensuring that the company continues to build products that empower instructors to reach a global audience of students.

Welcome

9:00 - 10:00am

Check-IN

Join us for a breakfast welcome reception in the main lobby at the Palace Hotel

Welcome

Join us for a breakfast welcome reception in the main lobby at the Palace Hotel

Welcome

Join us for a breakfast welcome reception in the main lobby at the Palace Hotel

Welcome

9:00 - 10:00am

Check-IN

Join us for a breakfast welcome reception in the main lobby at the Palace Hotel

Flight Information:

We recommend that you fly into and out of San Francisco International Airport (SFO). You may also fly into Oakland or San Jose International Airports.

Welcome

Join us for a breakfast welcome reception in the main lobby at the Palace Hotel

Clean and Simple

Clear your calendar - It's going down! Text Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

Clean and Simple

Clear your calendar - It's going down! Text Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

Frank leads Udemy’s Marketplace Content and Operations teams, helping ensure that instructors around the world are supported in creating engaging courses. Since joining Udemy in 2013, Frank has held leadership positions in business development, content, international, and most recently as VP of consumer marketing.

Simone Giertz is a Swedish inventor, YouTuber and robotics enthusiast. She is world-renowned for her useless machines and has risen to the very top of the field, mainly because the field is very tiny and not of interest of the general populace.

Gregg Coccari

CEO, Udemy

Gregg has a lengthy track record of successfully growing businesses and beloved brands, especially in highly competitive markets. He has more than 30 years of leadership experience across marketing, technology, and sales. Prior to Udemy, Gregg served as CEO of Stella & Chewy's, the leading independent retail brand of raw pet food and was previously CEO of Futuredontics and NetQuote. Earlier in his career, Gregg spent 12 years as CEO of Teleflora, ultimately establishing it as the industry leader. Gregg received his bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Angela Yu

Udemy instructor

Angela is a mobile and web developer. Her first foray into programming was when she was 12 years old and code has always been her creative outlet. After graduating from medical school, she worked a number of years as a surgical trainee, until she realised her passions have always been with teaching and programming, which led her to found The App Brewery.

Phil Ebiner

Udemy instructor

Phil Ebiner is a video creator, photographer, course creator and father of twin boys. With over 1 million students and 100 courses on Udemy, Phil has truly enjoyed sharing his knowledge with students around the world. He graduated from Loyola Marymount University's Film and Television Program in 2012. Since then, he has created thousands of videos and award-winning documentaries, always with the goal of making the world a better place. Today, he works out of his home-studio near Los Angeles and tries to get outside on family hikes, bike rides and camping trips whenever possible. You can find out more about Phil on his websites VideoSchoolOnline.com and OnlineCourseMasters.com.

Monica Chellam

Sr. Director, Customer Experience, UDEMY

Monica leads Udemy’s Customer Experience team. Through partnerships, community, support, and trust and safety, this team works to help Udemy’s students, instructors, and business customers get the most out of their relationships with Udemy. Before joining Udemy in 2016, Monica worked at Bain & Co. as a consultant for international nonprofits and as a diplomat with the U.S. State Department, where she served in Washington, D.C., Hanoi, and Brussels. She received her B.A. in International Relations from Pomona College and her MBA from Stanford University.

Diego Davila

Udemy instructor

Diego Davila is an online entrepreneur and social media expert. He has been a Udemy instructor since November 2014 and has over 40 courses in 3 different languages. His goal is to help entrepreneurs and companies to use all the power of digital marketing and social media to exponentially increase their sales, reaching new clients and spreading their brand and products all over the world.

Darren Shimkus

President, udemy

Darren has nearly two decades of experience building and growing high-performing sales, marketing, and product management teams. He began his career in corporate education at the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) in Washington D.C. and London and, more recently, has built and grown several technology companies where he served in various product development, sales, and general management roles. He received his B.A. from William & Mary and his MBA from Stanford University.

Misha Sundukovskiy

Creative video lead, UDEMY

Misha has worked in content creation for over 10 years, leading teams of creators, editors, designers, and production professionals. His began his career as a photographer, videographer, and blogger for the Black Eyed Peas world tour and continued at agencies in New York, where he directed both domestic and international productions for brands such as Kiehl’s, MAC, Starwood Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, MTV, and Nickelodeon. Prior to leading the video team at Udemy, Misha worked as a video creator for Eventbrite and spent two seasons producing digital shorts and commercial parodies for “Saturday Night Live.”

Alex Mozes

udemy ambassador

Alex was Udemy’s 20th employee, hired as the first “Instructor Liaison.” He was the first Director of Support at Udemy, and helped grow our operations and policies to scale with our global business. A San Francisco native, Alex spent a decade teaching Excel and MS Office around Silicon Valley before joining Udemy, and has published 3 of his own courses in the marketplace. Today, he is focused on how Udemy can better convey its brand and vision of a world where anyone can improve their lives through learning.

Jess Alderman

instructional designer, udemy

Jess is an Instructional Designer on the Learning & Development team at Udemy, working with Udemy for Business instructors to produce high-quality courses and guiding them through the course-creation process. Before Udemy, she worked in higher education, publishing developmental content and assessments for digital and print products.

Layth Ramatala

Sr. Associate, Instructor Partnerships, Udemy

Layth works in the Instructor Partnerships team at Udemy, which focuses on building relationship programs to help Udemy’s instructors feel engaged and supported. Before coming to Udemy, Layth completed his undergraduate studies at New York University, attaining his degree in Psychology. Layth is continuing to develop his passion for working with people by helping Udemy instructors grow on the platform.

Axel Rittershaus

Udemy instructor

Axel has been teaching on Udemy since 2017, with 5 published leadership courses in German and 1 in English. Since 2008, he has worked as an executive coach, facilitating leadership development programs in 14 different countries, and working with executives and leaders from 30 countries. He loves assisting people in identifying their real potential, improving their people and leadership skills, and focuses on delivering real results. Prior to coaching, he founded an IT consultancy and worked in the IT industry since 1993.

Born in Germany, he and his wife moved to the city of their dreams, Cape Town, in 2010, where he works and runs ultra marathons.

Audrey Espey

Sr. Instructional Designer, Learning and Development, UDEMY

Audrey Espey is a Senior Instructional Designer at Udemy. In her role, she creates employee learning programs, workshops, and Udemy for Business courses. Audrey has seven years of experience working in instructional design and e-learning and has helped over a hundred Udemy instructors create successful courses.

Troy Stein

general manager, camtasia

Troy Stein is a teacher, entrepreneur and for the last 17 years, in charge of Camtasia. He loves video, photography and adventure riding and has stories to tell. He has been known to cry at the birth of his (grand)children and while watching the World Cup.

Evan Kimbrell

udemy instructor

Evan Kimbrell is a serial entrepreneur who has been making courses on Udemy since 2015. He currently has 29 courses on various business topics, and more than 419,000 students. His projects & courses have been featured in The New York Times, Techrunch, Entrepreneur Magazine, Buzzfeed, Business Insider, and several other publications. In the past, Evan was a founder of two venture backed startups, and worked as the first hire in a venture capital firm, securing investments in companies such as LinkedIn and Tesla. He received his BA at Babson College and currently resides in San Francisco, California. Currently, Evan splits his time between traveling, creating courses for Udemy, and building robotic arms.

Lisa Erwin

Product marketing manager, udemy

Lisa is a product marketing manager at Udemy, focused on bringing students and instructors the tools they need to succeed. Before joining the product marketing team, Lisa ran instructor events and programs. She planned Udemy LIVE in 2018 and launched the local workshops and community events this past year. Lisa began her career in events marketing and partnerships. She received her BS in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Shelley Osborne

head of learning & development, udemy

Shelley Osborne is Head of L&D at Udemy. She has 14 years of experience in the education sector and in corporate learning and development. Previously, she was VP of Learning & Development at Farside HR Solutions, specializing in talent leadership, management training, and soft skills development for startups. At Udemy, Shelley leads and executes the learning strategy for Udemy employees. She has a master’s degree in education from the University of Calgary and a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Alberta.

Jason Dion

Udemy instructor

Jason started on Udemy in December 2016 with his first course and no natural audience. Since that time, he has taught over 200,000 students worldwide through Udemy and other online learning platforms. Jason is also the owner of Dion Training Solutions, an asynchronous online video education platform based out of Maryland. Jason has co-instructed several courses on Udemy, worked as a producer for other instructor’s courses, and has built his own instructor team within Dion Training to expand their course offerings. His focus is providing exceptional quality IT certification preparation courses to students around the globe at affordable prices.

Llibert Argerich

Vice President, Marketing, Udemy

Llibert Argerich is VP, Student Marketing at Udemy where he leads demand generation and customer acquisition for the company around the world. Before joining Udemy, Llibert was the Global Director of Performance and Digital Marketing at eBay where he led a global team of high-performing digital marketers and oversaw eight international markets. Prior to eBay, he spent five years at Expedia where he held multiple digital and brand marketing leadership roles. Llibert has lived and worked in Zurich, London, Barcelona, and Toulouse.

Nedko Krastev

Udemy instructor

Nedko Krastev is the Founder of 365 Careers. The company distributes their courses through Udemy, where they have taught more than half a million students. Ned and his team of 18 educators create courses specializing in business, finance, and data science. Prior to starting the company, Ned worked as a financial consultant and financial analyst in several European countries, including Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom. He received a Bachelor of Business, and a Master in Finance from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.

Following is just a sample of what you'll see and hear in this year's Udemy LIVE program. Check back in coming weeks for ongoing updates to the 2019 agenda.

Novel Formats to Keep your Course Interesting and Engaging

9:00 - 10:00am

Check-IN

Looking for new ways to make your course fresh and exciting? In this session, you'll learn about gamification and other course formats to enhance your storytelling and student engagement. This session is suggested for instructors with multiple courses.

What I Wish I Knew: Turning Past Failures into Future Wins (Lightning Discussion)

10:00 - 11:00am

General Session

In this lightning talk format, you'll hear from five of your fellow instructors as they share the ways that they've experimented, failed, evolved, and improved their courses and teaching styles to find a winning combination

Ideate on the Future of Teaching and Learning on Udemy

11:15 - 12:00Pm

Breakouts

On Udemy, we're seeing learning shift from desktop to mobile for topics like leadership, personal development, and language. Outside of Udemy, the way people learn is evolving rapidly across emerging international markets, technologies (e.g., AR/VR), and methods (e.g., adaptive learning). In this session, you'll team up with other instructors to brainstorm how we can evolve teaching and learning on Udemy.

What do students really think? (Panel discussion)

11:15 - 12:00PM

BREAKOUTS

Join Senior Director of Global Content Operations, Alex Mozes, as he asks real Udemy students all the questions you want answered in this in personal student panel. Students will provide insight into why they buy, how they choose courses, what they need from instructors, and what they want to learn next.

Welcome

9:00 - 10:00am

Check-IN

Join us for a breakfast welcome reception in the main lobby at the Palace Hotel

Producing high-quality audio and video is vital for the success of online courses. Learn how to put professional polish on everything you produce.

Marketing and Growth

11:15 - 12:00Pm

TRACK

sYou’ve got great content — now help prospective students find it! Get tips from successful Udemy instructors, and learn how to leverage Udemy insights and marketing capabilities that will help you craft an impactful marketing plan that maximizes awareness for your courses.

#InstructorLife

1:45 - 2:45Pm

Track

Stay motivated and rewarded! These sessions and workshops are crucial building blocks to personal fulfillment and sustained success as an instructor.

Creating Great Courses

9:00 - 10:00am

TOPICS

What do students really think? Q&A panel with Udemy students

and more!

Production

9:00 - 10:00am

TOPICS

Post-production polish: pro editing tips with Misha

7 Things You Need to Know About Camtasia to be Successful

and more!

Marketing and Growth

9:00 - 10:00am

topics

Grow your business with Udemy insights, promotions, and marketing tools

Content marketing to ignite your sales

and more!

#InstructorLife

9:00 - 10:00am

TOPICS

Productivity masterclass: how to stay focused and kill it on Udemy

Purpose, passion, persistence: The three pillars of long-term success

and more!

Featured Breakout Sessions

Productivity masterclass: how to stay focused and kill it on Udemy

Speakers: Angela Yu, Phil Ebiner, Diego Davila

Three top-performing Udemy instructors will share their personal approaches and hacks for prioritizing work, automating tasks, and motivating to fuel productivity and get things done. From balancing work and family responsibilities, to avoiding common distractions and overcoming self-defeating habits, each speaker will discuss their process and share secrets for success.

Post-production polish: pro editing tips with Misha

Speaker: Misha Sundukovskiy

There are many steps to creating an effective course. One of the most critical is bringing together your assets to form a coherent and cohesive final product. In this session, video pro Misha Sundukovskiy will share key technical and artistic steps that all instructors can apply to improve course flow, visual aesthetic, comprehension, and quality. Using a course promotional video as a guide, Misha will teach you not only the fundamentals of editing for better courses, but also how to optimize your promotional video to attract more students.

7 Things You Need to Know About Camtasia to be Successful

Speaker: Troy Stein

Camtasia makes screen recording and video editing easy, but there are a few tips and tricks that can really help you stand out. Troy will share 7 features of Camtasia that can help you create effective and professional videos and screencasts. Attendees will learn the must-know features of Camtasia, and how to apply them to their instructional videos, everything from tips on improving audio to hidden tricks for faster editing.

Featured Workshops

Purpose, passion, persistence: the three pillars of long term success

Presenter: Axel Rittershaus

Alignment between personal passion and professional goals is critical for staying engaged and rewarded as an instructor, and achieving clarity around how to effectively apply time and effort. In this workshop, you will learn how to develop a personal purpose statement, followed by hands-on exercises to drive meaning and inspiration in your work--and for your students.

You Can’t Learn to Swim in a Library: Engage Your Students With 4 Core Activity Types

Presenters: Audrey Espey and Jess Alderman

Two of Udemy’s instructional design and e-learning experts will share their best practices for designing courses that engage adult learners. You’ll learn how designing interactive practical activities for your course can improve student outcomes. Then, through hands-on practice, explore 4 core types of student activities to identify the ones that work best for your courses.

Co-Instructing Best Practices & Speed-Networking

Speaker: Jason Dion

Collaborating with other instructors to create and manage Udemy courses is a great way to increase your productivity as an instructor, broaden reach for your content, stay on top of student communications, and bring a fresh perspective to your topic. In this session, we’ll explore the many ways that co-instructing can help you grow your business, while developing an understanding of how to avoid common pitfalls. Through a review of best practices for choosing partners, followed by a real-time networking session with your fellow Udemy LIVE attendees from around the world, this fun session will provide insight and a head-start for future collaboration.

What to expect

Udemy LIVE schedule at a glance

Thursday, Dec. 14th

Friday, october 11, 5:00pm - 7:00pM | welcome

Welcome to Berlin!

Settle in and get ready for an unforgettable weekend!

Udemy LIVE Welcome Reception

5:00pm - 7:00pm

BRLO Brwhouse

Meet and mingle with your fellow instructors, pick up your Udemy LIVE badge, enjoy yummy snacks and house-brewed small-batch beers at this modern craft brewery, a favorite with Berlin locals. Kick off a great weekend of learning, sharing, and fun!

Get inspired as you hear from Udemy leaders, plus enjoy this year's special guest Keynote Speaker, inventor, YouTuber, and robotics enthusiast, Simone Giertz.

Breakout sessions

Enjoy a full day of insightful breakout sessions, and tons of networking with your fellow instructors.

Networking

Learn, problem-solve, and share with your fellow LIVE attendees during networking breaks and co-instructing meetups.

Udemy LIVE Party

7:00pm - 10:00pm

Der Meistersaal

Follow your day of learning with more fun at the official Udemy LIVE attendee party.

Enjoy live music from Berlin’s own BIRD DOGS band in this historic concert hall and architectural jewel of Berlin, built in 1910. You’ll find delectable gourmet bites, great drinks, and plenty of time to relax and unwind with your new instructor friends from around the world.

The last day to book at these special group rates is Thursday, August 29, 2019.

Udemy LIVE 2019 will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, Berlin, located in the Berlin Mitte neighborhood on Potsdamer Platz. This luxury hotel is a gateway into the city’s past and a reflection of its present. Outside, remnants of the Berlin Wall are visible, while inside, the city’s golden age unfolds with Art Deco décor.

If you are traveling to Berlin by air, we recommend flying into Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL).

Use the meeting code NMT6C for discounted flights to Udemy LIVE through Delta Air Lines. You may also call Delta Meeting Network® at +1.800.328.1111 and refer to Meeting Event Code NMT6C.

Taxis and Ride Share Services:

Taxis and other private rideshare companies are readily available to take you around Berlin. The FREE NOW taxi app (formerly known as MyTaxi) is popular in many major European cities, including Berlin. Uber also provides ride services in Berlin.

Travel Visa Requirements:

Residents of some countries may need a visa to travel to Germany. We encourage all non-European Union residents to confirm current visa requirements with their local German embassy or consulate. Be sure to allow plenty of time for the visa application process. If you require a formal letter of invitation to obtain your visa, please send your request to registration@udemylive.com.

Weather:

Fall weather in Berlin varies, with average temperatures of 7°-13°C (approximately 43°-56°F), and occasional light rainfall is typical.

Time Zone:

Germany's time zone is Central European Time / Central European Summer Time (Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit, MESZ; UTC+02:00).

Udemy LIVE FAQ

Helpful information and policies

What is Udemy LIVE?

Udemy LIVE is the annual global summit for Udemy instructors. The event includes an evening welcome reception, followed by a 2-day conference and networking events, that help online instructors learn and build on key skills to support their success on Udemy. Through keynote addresses, breakout sessions, 1-on-1 coaching with subject matter experts, and meeting other instructors, attendees of Udemy LIVE gain inspiration and expertise in content creation, production, marketing, and managing their online courses and students.

When is Udemy LIVE 2019?

Now in its fourth year, Udemy LIVE 2019 will take place in Berlin, Germany from October 11-13, 2019 (Friday through Sunday). The events will begin Friday, October 11 at 5pm with a welcome party, and end on Sunday afternoon, October 13, by 4pm. Please note, there will be no educational content taking place on Friday prior to the welcome reception.

Where will Udemy LIVE 2019 be held?

Udemy LIVE 2019 conference sessions will be held in Berlin, Germany, at the Ritz-Carlton hotel.

Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Berlin

Potsdamer Platz 3

10785 Berlin, Germany

Phone: +49 30 337777

Some networking events may be held in other nearby Berlin locations. Details on these events will be announced soon.

Do I have to be a published instructor to attend Udemy LIVE?

No, any person that is an existing instructor or a prospective instructor is welcome to attend Udemy LIVE. However, it is important to note that the content at the event is created primarily to support, and to address the challenges faced by, published online instructors.

I teach on Udemy with a team, but I am the on-camera personality for our courses. Will the event be helpful for others on my team?

Absolutely! We love having instructor teams attend Udemy LIVE. The content is valuable for every instructor, whether they are the on-screen face for the course, or work behind the scenes. Content at Udemy LIVE ranges from improving your on-camera presence, to editing and production techniques, to creating great practical activities for students and responding to student feedback. We are confident that there will be something valuable for every member of your team.

What is included in my Udemy LIVE 2019 ticket?

Included in Udemy LIVE 2019 tickets is access to all conference sessions, breakout sessions, and keynote addresses. Lunch on Saturday and Sunday is included, as is admittance to the welcome reception on Friday evening, and the attendee party on Saturday evening. Lodging is not included in the ticket cost, though we have negotiated discounted rates with select hotels for attendees. Details on lodging options can be found in the Travel section above. Travel to and from Berlin, and local transportation during Udemy LIVE, are not included and are the responsibility of each attendee.

What if I need to cancel my Udemy LIVE 2019 ticket?

Partial refunds are available for ticket cancellation requests received via email to registration@udemylive.com prior to September 1, 2019. Refunds will be given for the ticket cost, less a cancellation fee of $100 to $150, depending on ticket type.Cancellations after September 1, 2019 are non-refundable. Please see the description on each ticket before purchase for cancellation and refund policy details.

Can I bring my children to Udemy LIVE?

Udemy LIVE is a professional event, and therefore not appropriate for attendance by children and youth under the age of 18. We ask that you do not bring children with you to official Udemy LIVE events. If your children accompany you on your visit to Berlin, hotels are often able to coordinate local babysitting services. All Udemy LIVE events require each attendee to register for a ticket for admittance.

Can I bring my spouse, significant other, etc. to Udemy LIVE?

Attendance at all official Udemy LIVE events requires a registration and ticket for admittance. In previous years, we have offered guest tickets for select dinner events for purchase. A gala dinner will not be held at Udemy LIVE 2019, and guest tickets will not be available for other evening events. If you would like to bring a guest to Udemy LIVE, they must purchase a full conference ticket to attend.

What is the Udemy LIVE dress code?

Udemy LIVE is a business casual event. Feel free to get more dressed up (cocktail attire) for the Saturday party, but it’s not mandatory! Business suits are definitely not required, and most attendees wear casual clothing, including jeans.

I require a VISA to travel to Berlin, Germany for the conference. How can I work with Udemy to obtain one?

Travelers from some countries may require a visa to visit Germany. To verify whether you will need a visa to attend Udemy LIVE, it is recommended that you reach out to your local German consulate or embassy for details. If you are in need of a visa to attend Udemy LIVE, please email registration@udemylive.com. We will provide you with a worksheet to request a formal letter that you can share with your local German embassy to assist in the visa application process.

How do I submit a proposal to speak or present at Udemy LIVE 2019?

Speaker proposals for Udemy LIVE can be submitted online here. Please note that, due to limited speaking slots at the event, we are only able to accommodate sessions that align closely with our content tracks. Experience with online teaching and the Udemy marketplace is strongly preferred.

Get Tickets

General admission: All conference ticket

$499.00

Your ticket includes access to all conference events Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. This includes all breakout sessions, main sessions, coaching sessions, the Friday welcome event and the Saturday evening party. If you wish to cancel your Udemy LIVE ticket, you will be refunded for the purchase price, minus a $150 cancellation fee, for refund requests received via email prior to September 1, 2019. Cancellation requests received after September 1, 2019 are not eligible for refund.